Flora of North America species comparison

erect, 2–6(–8) dm, hairs spreading.

ascending to erect, 1–3(–4.5) dm, hairs ascending to appressed.

planar, 4–13 × 2–3.5(–4) cm;

stipules entire or basally lobed;

leaflets 1–3 per side, separate, oblong to obovate, 10–30 × 5–12(–15) mm, ± 1/2 as wide as long, divided 1/6–1/4 to midrib into (15–)20–30 acute to obtuse teeth, sparsely short-pilose to glabrate, especially adaxially.

± planar, 3–8(–9) × 0.7–1.5 cm;

stipules entire;

leaflets 6–9 per side, separate to ± overlapping at least distally, ± cuneate to obovate, 4–10 × 2–7 mm, 1/2 to nearly as wide as long, divided 1/3 to midrib into 3–6 acute, sometimes obtuse, teeth, densely strigulose, often villous marginally or at least apically.

4–7.

(2 or)3–6.

open, flowers arranged individually.

± congested to open, most flowers arranged in glomerules.

4–20(–30) mm.

(1–)2–4(–6) mm.

12–17 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets broadly ovate, 3–4.5 × 2–3 mm, ± 2/3 length of sepals, entire;

hypanthium 1.5–2 × 5–8 mm, less than 1/2 as deep as wide, interior glabrous;

sepals ± reflexed, broadly ovate, 3.5–5.5 mm;

petals obovate to round, 5–7 × (3–)4–7 mm, apex ± rounded;

filaments 1–2 × 0.5–2 mm, anthers 0.8–1 mm;

carpels 50–80;

styles 1.5–3 mm.

10 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets elliptic-lanceolate, (1.5–)1.8–3 × 0.5–1 mm, ± 2/3 length of sepals, entire;

hypanthium 1–1.5 × 2–4 mm, less than 1/2 as deep as wide, interior slightly pilose;

sepals spreading to ± reflexed, lanceolate, (2.5–)3–4 mm;

petals oblong to oblanceolate, 3–5.5 × 1.5–2 mm, apex rounded to slightly emarginate;

filaments 0.5–2 × 0.3–0.4 mm, anthers (0.4–)0.5–0.8 mm;

carpels 10–20(–27);

styles (1–)1.5–2 mm.

brown, 1.3–1.5 mm, smooth.

brown to dark brown, 1–1.3 mm, usually faintly roughened.